Overview
- Provides historical and contextual annotations in conjunction with the translation of Belgian astronomer Jean-Charles Houzeau’s account of his escape from Texas
- Recounts Houzeau’s flight from San Antonio during the Civil War to avoid prosecution for assisting runaway and aiding the escape from prison of Unionist Charles Anderson, who became the 27th governor of Ohio
- Provides maps and figures that illustrate Houzeau’s path of travel during his escape
- Uniquely compiled and translated by two experts in the field: a native Belgian astronomer and a native Texan teacher
Part of the book series: Springer Biographies (SPRINGERBIOGS)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Jean-Charles Houzeau: His Work, His Travels and His Letters
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Part II Selected Letters and Transcripts of Official Documents
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Part III Jean-Charles Houzeau’s White Terror in Texas
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Part III Jean-Charles Houzeau’s White Terror in Texas
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Back Matter
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Reviews
“This book is extremely well documented and written in a very clear and concise way. … I strongly recommend this book to people interested in history of astronomy, but also to historians who find some interest in the US Civil War and, in a more general way, in the history of the United States.” (Emile Biémont, Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 23 (2), 2020)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Amy Abercrombie King has a Bachelor of Arts degree in government from the University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Arts degree in French from The University of Texasat San Antonio. She holds a lifetime certification as a secondary school teacher in Texas, with certifications in French, English, English as Second Language (ESL), Social Studies and Information Technology. She was awarded Fulbright-Hays and American Association of Teachers of French scholarships to study the French language and culture, completing postgraduate programs at Université Laval and Université de Montréal. She also studied French language, culture, and teaching methods in Cameroon, Africa. A fifth-generation Texan, she was born in Victoria, Texas and grew up in Uvalde, near Fort Clark. She currently resides in San Antonio, and has recently retired from teaching French at Douglas MacArthur High School.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Jean-Charles Houzeau's Escape from Texas
Book Subtitle: A Belgian Astronomer Caught in the American Civil War
Authors: Christiaan Sterken, Amy Abercrombie King
Series Title: Springer Biographies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46538-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-46536-0Published: 30 June 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-46538-4Published: 29 June 2020
Series ISSN: 2365-0613
Series E-ISSN: 2365-0621
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 161
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 23 illustrations in colour
Additional Information: Original Frech edition published by Ve Parent et Fils, Brussels, 1862
Topics: History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics, US History, History of Science, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology